By: steely dan
- 10th November 2016 at 18:19Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
LHA-8 now has a name:
SECNAV Names Next Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bougainville
By Joseph R. Fonseca November 10, 2016
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced November 9 that the name of the next America-class amphibious assault ship will be USS Bougainville (LHA 8).
The naming ceremony took place at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
LHA-8 will be the second ship to be named after Bougainville, an island in the northern Solomons, which was the location of a World War II campaign in 1943-1944 during which allies secured a strategic airfield from Japan. Success at Bougainville isolated all Japanese forces left in the Solomons.
The first Bougainville was an escort carrier that was launched in 1944, a year after the Bougainville campaign began. It was decommissioned for the first time in 1946. It was then brought back into service for five years before earning two battle stars for its service in World War II and being struck from the naval register in 1960.
thanks for the heads up, she served a good long life.
and while it'll be a bit sad to see her go, i can imagine that the costs of keeping such an elderly ship going just get really hard to continue justifying at a certain point.
By: steely dan
- 22nd March 2017 at 17:58Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Japan commissions JS Kaga:
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Commissions Second Helicopter Carrier
Japan’s newest surface combatant entered service on March 22.
By Franz-Stefan Gady
March 23, 2017
The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its second Izumo-class helicopter carrier JS Kaga at the Japan Marine United shipyard in Yokohama, on March 22.
The commissioning ceremony was attended by a host of dignitaries including Japan’s Vice Defense Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, who openly addressed ongoing China-Japan tensions in the East China Sea and Beijing’s military buildup in the South China Sea his remarks.
“China is attempting to make changes in the East China Sea and the South China Sea with bases and through acts that exert pressure and are steadily altering the status quo, raising security concerns among the international community,” Kobayashi said, according to The Japan Times.
By: Glendora
- 3rd July 2019 at 02:33Permalink- Edited 3rd July 2019 at 02:48
If steely dan still takes care of this excellent thread he could do a minor update:
Nave Trieste, the new flagship of the Italian Navy is blue = launched - fitting out.
And the Ski-jump is already fitted. I hope you could see the image linked.
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By: PLA-MKII - 29th August 2015 at 17:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Technically speaking, wouldn't it be possible to fly a super tucano off a harrier carrier? That could prove to be a value proposition...
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By: steely dan - 4th December 2015 at 21:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
source: http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsroyal-australian-navy-commissions-hmas-adelaide-4745291
the page 1 list has been updated accordingly.
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By: aditya - 5th December 2015 at 17:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Alizes could fly off ins vikrant without catapult!
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By: djkeos - 8th December 2015 at 23:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Still a typo on page 1: SPS Jaun Carlos I (L61). This has to be: SPS Juan Carlos I (L61):
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By: steely dan - 9th December 2015 at 15:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
^ LOL!
whoops, thanks for catching that 4 year old typo.
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By: steely dan - 10th November 2016 at 18:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
LHA-8 now has a name:
source: http://www.marinelink.com/news/bougainville-amphibious418081
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By: steely dan - 7th February 2017 at 20:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
i've added the italian navy's new LHD ITS Trieste, now apparently under construction, to the list on page 1 of this thread.
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By: Stonewall - 15th February 2017 at 13:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
You can scrap the Sao Paulo, the Brazilian Navy has officially announced she will be decomissioned: http://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/desmobilizacao-do-nae-sao-paulo-a-12/
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By: tankdriver67 - 16th February 2017 at 00:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Wonder if the Skyhawks are going to be sold off? Were they all upgraded?
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By: tankdriver67 - 16th February 2017 at 18:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
[QUOTE=Stonewall;2374465]You can scrap the Sao Paulo, the Brazilian Navy has officially announced she will be decomissioned: [url]http://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/desmobilizacao
Will this finnaly force Argentina to can their Super Etendards and Trackers?
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By: Stonewall - 20th February 2017 at 12:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
according some news they will keep 9 units flying from land.
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By: steely dan - 20th February 2017 at 16:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
thanks for the heads up, she served a good long life.
and while it'll be a bit sad to see her go, i can imagine that the costs of keeping such an elderly ship going just get really hard to continue justifying at a certain point.
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By: Stonewall - 22nd February 2017 at 15:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
INS Viraat may be sold for scrap
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indias-oldest-warship-may-be-sold-for-scrap/articleshow/57261801.cms
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By: steely dan - 22nd March 2017 at 17:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Japan commissions JS Kaga:
source: http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/japan-maritime-self-defense-force-commissions-second-helicopter-carrier/
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By: Glendora - 3rd July 2019 at 02:33 Permalink - Edited 3rd July 2019 at 02:48
If steely dan still takes care of this excellent thread he could do a minor update:
Nave Trieste, the new flagship of the Italian Navy is blue = launched - fitting out.
https://youtu.be/hM-MjFYWguw
And the Ski-jump is already fitted. I hope you could see the image linked.
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By: steely dan - 3rd July 2019 at 18:25 Permalink
^ thanks for the update and the pic. she came together rather quickly. looking good.